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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1954
Page
5
Editorial urges residents to shop locally to support the community’s economy and services. It argues freedoms include obligations to sustain local businesses, the newspaper, fire department, and schools, warning against favoring outside suppliers.
The Great Jones County Fair in Monticello enters its second century with ongoing improvements to grounds and amphitheater acts. Organizers emphasize a continuous investment program and a top tier show, urging attendance as an age old civic tradition.
Police say a California man was arrested on charges of beating his partially blind elderly mother and he claimed he was so drunk he did not know what happened. In Dubuque last week five men were arrested over a tavern brawl in which another man was beaten to death.
The weekly column shares playful tales from the fairgrounds. Joe Legg modifies the livestock building with a Caterpillar and avoids hitting posts while locals joke about fair week duties. Ruth Roberts visits Mascaline and the Grassfelds host in Newton.
Center Junction residents record a busy period with the Aug 15 wedding of Lois Richert and William Carson at Lisbon Federated Church. Local visitors hail from Cedar Rapids, Monticello, Mechancisville, Hale Colorado and Spokane Washington, plus college plans for Alma Grace Thompson.
Billy Wilcox 13 plays as his father guides a Holstein into show position near Monticello. The 4-H member and Monticello student aims to improve with a heifer that finished second as a yearling at Great Jones County Fair.
The Castle Grove Fortune Finders held their monthly meeting and local achievement show in the Peniel Church basement. Sixteen members attended with thirteen mothers, two leaders and sixty guests. Activities included demonstrations by members, a garment exhibit, and a county achievement show judge panel led by Helen Tucker.
4 H girls lead song America. Reports from the convention at Ames and the Short Course highlight a program with demonstrations by Laura Goedken, Dorothy Goedken, Martina Lawrence, and others. Awards for records, attendance, and listening tests are announced, with Alice Goedken crowned queen and James Goedken king.
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